Mrs. Maggie Harker Wilson Dies at 52 in Aurelia
Mrs. Maggie Harker Wilson 52 died suddenly last Sunday morning after a stroke at a Methodist tea. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Aurelia Methodist Church with Rev. E Wayne Hilmer. Burial followed in Aurelia Cemetery. She lived in Aurelia since 1946 and was a member of the Methodist church and Pythian Sisters. Surviving are her husband Harry Wilson, daughter Lottie Marie, grandson Dan, her parents, three sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson
Methodist Church
E. Wayne Hilmer
Aurelia
Wilson
Dan Sweet
Dan
William Edwards
Montgomery
Ind
Ernest Howard
Alfordsville
Floyd Beeler
Indianapolis
Orville Harker
Alta
Maggie Harker
Charles
Mary Harker
Dubois County
Indiana
Iowa
Lottie Marie
Woodbury County
Diamond Township
Pythian Sisters
Post Office Hours Extended for Christmas Season
Postmaster M. C. Paulson announced Saturday afternoon openings on Dec 8 15 and 22 and Sunday Dec 23 from 8 am to 1 pm to ease Christmas mailing. He urged early mailing to avoid congestion and noted first class postage for cards and proper placement of Christmas seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Paulson
Storm Lake Couple Wed On Farm North Of Town
The groom and bride wed with groomsman and ushers in dark suits. The mother wore navy blue, pink chrysanthemums, and a floral corsage. A reception followed at the bride’s home with a three tier cake and blue white decorations. They plan a brief honeymoon and will live on a Storm Lake area farm. Out of town guests included Eldora Ripke and the Branstetters of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Roth
Marvin Grote
Herschel Branstetter
Werner Dierenfield
Norma Koth
Elaine Roth
Storm Lake
Eldora Ripke
St. Paul, Minn
Pheasant season closes with heavy cover and few kills
The 1951 pheasant season ends at 4 30 p m on Wednesday December 5 after 25 days. The season notes heavy cover and smarter birds with few failures or unpicked corn. It also explains Iowa game disposal rules and storage permits for non waterfowl until June 30 and 90 days for waterfowl. Permits free and obtainable by contacting the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wednester
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
East 7Th and
Court Ave
Des Moines
Letters to Santa Claus from Aurelia Iowa 1951
A letter from Karla Mummert of Aurelia Iowa dated November 25 1951 to Santa Claus requests a great big doll a set of dishes and a big drum expressing holiday letters to Santa from a young girl in Iowa.
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Santa Claus
Aurelia
Iowa
Train schedule change for Illinois Central services
Effective Sunday December 9 Illinois Central trains will follow a revised timetable West bound Hawkeye No 11 arrives 11 10 a m and East bound No 12 arrives 7 10 p m instead of 11 27 p m and 7 00 p m respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Hawkeye
Honor Greggs on Silver Anniversary
Mt Olive special event notes the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr Raymond Gregg and Mrs Emily Gregg. Friends and relatives gathered in the Mt Olive church basement for music poems poems and tributes. A luncheon and decorated cake marked the celebration with gifts and well wishes.
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MT. Olive
Raymond Gregg
Mt. Olive Church
Delores Gregg
Sherwood Ohlson
Floyd Johansen
Clifford Bruce
Shirley Gregg
Earl Crippen
Lincoln Hahn
Gregg
Oscar Smith
Emily and
Raymond
Mt. Olive Neighborhood Were Mr. and Mrs. Owen. Gilberts
Vand
Sharabee
eslie-Gregg
Clara Gregg
Will Gregg
Larrabee
Schneider Larson Wedding At St Marys Alton
Aileen Schneider of Alton and Harold A. Larson of Aurelia wed at St Marys church Alton on Thanksgiving Day 9 30 am in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Zeno Reising. The event featured elaborate velvets, auro violet and harvest gold gowns and a reception for 70 at St Marys hall. The couple will live in Sutherland where both teach in the public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Alton
Aileen Schneider
Harold A. Larson
Inez Larson
Aurelia
Zeno Reising
Lyanne
Norma Jean
Ione
Judy Vion
Geo. W. Henrich
St. Mary’s Hall
Kathy Pruitt
Sioux City
Cecil Pettebaum
Rosalee Schlesser
Maurice
Pearl Mousel
Agnes Kellen
Estelle Henrich
Karl Hansen
Mt. Carmel
Corrine
Carole Messrs
Mesdames
Lyle Arneson
Art Larson
Henry Teerink
Shirley
Howard Nelson Jr
Van
Chas
Elliott
Don
Joe Coombs
Frances Ahlers
George Schneider
Granville
Ed Schneider
Paullina
William Hodapp
Sherburn
Minn
E. M. Noethe
Slayton
Magnus Kons
Hospers
Vernon Flinders
John Micklick
John Wickstrom
James Gentry
Sutherland
St. Mary’s Academy
Briar Cliff College
Larson
Iowa State Teachers College
Meet The Teachers: Claril Linder And William Sanders
This week introduces two new first year music teachers at the school. Claril Linder from Hartley trained at Morningside College and Aurelia High School graduate. William A Sanders from Clinton taught at Primghar and Coin before joining this fall directs music classes and plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claris Linder
Hartley
Hartley High School
Miss Linder
Morningside College
Aurelia School
William A. Sander
Clinton
Sioux City
Morningside
Primghar
Coin
Mr. Sanders
Aurelia Basketball Teams Post Mixed Week Results
Aurelia's basketball squads went four wins and two losses last week. The girls split a Friday twin bill with Ida Grove 44 13 then won 47 27 in the first game. The Aurelia boys swept Milford 41 32 and 45 34, then beat Marcus 68 22 while the Marcus defense shut out field goals for the first six minutes of the third. Friday and Tuesday schedule notes: Aurelia hosts Rembrandt December 7 and travels to Brooke December 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Ida Grove
Mundt
Joyce Klumpp
Shirley Stief
Margene Otto
Maureen Mallory
Jan Corrington
Milford
Dick Anderson
Dennis Anderson
Bulldogs
Marcus
Carol Elliott
Atoms
Junior Cline
Dick Reed
Rembrandt
Brooke
Revised schedule for adult education registration changed
Registration for the adult education program will be held in the old gym on December 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. and 9:15 to 9:45 p.m. instead of the music room to avoid a scheduling conflict. A 50 cent penalty applies to those who do not register that night. regular fee is $2.50.
Funeral services for Dr J K Rice 81 in Cherokee
Funeral services for Dr J K Rice will be held this afternoon at 2 from Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. The 81 year old dentist died at his home Tuesday morning. He practiced dentistry 52 years in Aurelia and Cherokee. He is survived by his wife, three children, two brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Rice
Boothby Funeral Home
Cherokee
Rice
Aurelia
Lawrence Schockley
LaCrosse
Wis
Paul
Sioux City
Manley
Leeds
Ask Parents to Help Stop Snowballing
Aurelia school board and administration urge parents to curb snowball throwing by students to prevent property damage and serious injuries. They state the school and board will not assume responsibility for injuries from snowballs or other after hours activities, and that parental supervision is essential when students leave campus.
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Board of Education and
Aurelia School
Second place corn sample at PAG International show
Richard Grienke earned second with a 10 ear Pfister No. 253 corn sample at the PAG International Corn show in Aurora Illinois on November 16. The entry had won first among 20 at the district PAG event in LeMars last October and advanced from the district to the Aurora show. The top entries are advancing to the International Hay and Grain show in Chicago for global competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Grienke
Pfister
Aurora
FFA
LeMars
Chicago
Muskrat Season Closes Sunday Night
The trapping season for muskrat mink and beaver ends at midnight on Sunday December 9, closing the program for the current year.
Birth announcements including Lynn Marie and Linda Joy
A daughter weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kelp on Monday at Sioux Valley hospital and named Lynn Marie. Another daughter weighing 4 pounds 13 ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Casek of Cherokee on November 28 named Linda Joy, delivered by Caesarean at Alta hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kelp
Sioux Valley Hospital
Lynn Marie
Vicki Dawn
Victor C. Ortloff
Longfellow Ave
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Centinella Hospital
Inglewood
Jane Carolyn
Joy Dingman
L. Aileen Coombs
Bob
Roy Casek
Cherokee
Linda Joy
Cyril Johns
Aurelia
Andrea Casek
Alta Hospital
Service Members Address Updates and Training News
A letter from John P. Nelson notes a change of address as he moves from the galley task toward electronics training. New addresses include NATTC Memphis and Navy personnel updates mention James H. Nelson and other service members with postings at San Francisco, Brooks AFB, Fort Benning, Camp Carson, and Annapolis. Parachutist training and airborne course details are stated for Pvt. Clymens and notes on veterans’ hospital release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Nelson
Herman Nelson
Commissary Dept
Galley
Memphis
Tenn
Nelson
James H. Nelson
Navy
C-O
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Robert G. Clymens
William W. Clymens
Aurelia
Infantry
Fort Benning
Agriculture Topics For Adult School Study List
Agriculture council selects topics for Aurelia Adult Education program. Members Herbert Langwin Henry Anderson Paul Jones Henry Pingel Owen Wunder discuss Outlook for 1952 antibiotics in agriculture LP gas fertilizers grass silage arc welding tool sharpening mower care feeding of feeder lambs clay tile farm building construction and related demonstrations. Order of topics to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Agricultural Council
Herbert Langwin
Henry Anderson
Paul Jones
Henry Pingel
Owen R. Wunder
FFA
Structural Clay Products Institute
Merch prizes planned by Aurelia Commercial club
The Aurelia Commercial club will give away at least 30 merchandise prizes on four holiday season days. Draws start at 3 p.m. on Dec 8 15 and 22, and 2 30 p.m. on Dec 24 with a grand prize on the final day. Contact any club member for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Commercial Club
Square Dance at Aurelia Legion Hall Next Monday
A square dance will be held at the Aurelia Legion hall on Monday December 10. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Legion Hall
Goodwill Truck Planned in Aurelia on December 18
The Goodwill truck will visit Aurelia on December 18 to collect used clothing and salvageable materials. Residents may contact Mrs. Charles Bruce, local secretary, or Rev. E Wayne Hilmer to arrange pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Charles Bruce
E. Wayne Hilmer
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Koth-Ripke
Hanover
St. John’s. Lutheran Church
Lorene Koth
Olga Koth
Herbert Ripke
William Ripke
H. J. Witzgall
Harvey Koth
Koth
Lambert Bredehoff
Beverly Bredehoff
Martin Ripke
Herbert Buckendahl
Storm
Lake
Karla Mummert
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Honor Greggs
Little van Nelson
Duane, Menely
Vernon Kaskey
Tom Schneider
Peter Hansen
Ed Henrich
Coe
AHL
By Paul Nelson
Aurelia Boys
Earl C. Wilson
Brooks Afb
Texas
Ernest A. Tuttle
2Nd Recon. Co
Inf. Div
APO
Robert Clymens
Roger F. Glawe
Camp Carson
Roger F. Glane
Colo
James Hench
Virgil Jensen
USNT
Annapolis, Md
August Jensen
and Security
Farmers National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Safety Estabished
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